Three Buddhist teachers answer the question “Are we supposed to stop or transcend thinking altogether, or to find another, more enlightened way to think?”
It’s a paradox, says Hokuto Daniel Diffin. No one can teach you Zen, but you need a teacher to understand that.
The fruit of Chan practice is discovering the freshness of each moment. Guo Gu on silent illumination, gong’an, and engaging with the world.
Peggy Rowe Ward and Larry Ward on how to give the wounded child inside you the love and compassion they deserve.
Shine the warm light of awareness on your thoughts and feelings, says Thich Nhat Hanh.
Shozan Jack Haubner presents a prayer for the chaotic awakening of nature that is spring.
Does enlightenment make you a good person? Seth Zuihō Segall ponders the balancing act of enlightenment and admirability in Zen Buddhism.
Richard Kahn examines the practice, history, and delicate dance of walking meditation — a practice that connects us to ourselves, each other, and the multitude of motion in our everyday lives. Walking meditation in Zen practice is simple, which is no doubt why I needed decades to figure it out. Once an opportunity to stretch […]
The late Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh teaches five simple exercises to help you live with joy.
A meditation instruction by the late Thich Nhat Hanh on starting over.
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